"The following from the New York Journal will be of interest to Dillon county folks:

"The local army recruiting station received a recruit this morning who is not considered one of the smallest men to ever enlist in the army.  He weighs only 235 pounds, is 6 feet, 2 1/2 inches tall, and is a frisky lad of 22 years.  He answered to the name of Marvin Conner, and he says is is a blue book tarheel from Hamer, Dillon county, South Carolina, never went to school a day in his life and can whip any man he ever saw.

One of the orderlies at the recruiting office declared when Marion came up the stairs the steps swayed drunkenly and he had to grease the door facing so he could squeeze through for an examination.  When an average sized man stands beside his the comparison in sizes is ludicrous.  When asked what size shoe he wore, he smiled and said the factories did not consider him when they make their lasts and he had have his shoes specially made.

Marion enlisted at Florence, SC and was sent here to be transferred to the army education center at Camp Uptown, N.Y. where he will receive special training.  As he is 77 pound overweight for his height a special order will have to be gotten to permit him to attend the school, but no difficultly is expected in securing the special order as the young man is physically perfect and according to the examining office does not have a pound of excess fat on him."